Blood pressure

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Blood pressure is the "pressure of the blood on the arteries and other blood vessels."[1]

Abnormalities of blood pressure include hypertension and systolic hypertension.

Blood pressure determination

For more information, see: Blood pressure determination.

A systematic review by the Rational Clinical Examination has reviewed the research on measuring the blood pressure.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Blood pressure (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Reeves RA (1995). "The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have hypertension? How to measure blood pressure". JAMA 273 (15): 1211–8. PMID 7707630. [e]
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